Button.



No. 767,461. PATENTED AUG. 16,, 1904. F. R. WHITE.

BUTTON.

I APPLICATION FILED PEB.17. 1904.

N0 MODEL.

Patented August 16, 19040 UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

FRANKLIN R. I/VHITE, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE PATENT BUTTON COMPANY, OF WVATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A COR- PORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 767,46 1, dated August 16, 1904.

Application filed February 17, 1904. serial No. 19 L012. (No model.)

To all whont it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN R. WHITE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of WVaterbury, in the county of New Haven and 5 State of Connecticut, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in buttons, and more particularly to that kind or IO class thereof generally known and referred to as tack-fastened buttons and wherein a tack or rivet is curled or upset within the button for securing the latter to the cloth or fabric.

I 5 The object of the invention is to provide a button the several parts of which are so constructed and arranged that the head or button proper may be allowed more or less play or movement upon the attaching devices, or, in

other words, to provide a button with a rocking or tilting head; further, to so construct and arrange the several parts of the button that they may be easily and readily assembled.

lVith these and other ends in view the in- 2 5 vention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is 3 a view of the button before the several parts are assembled. Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof after the several parts have been assembled. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the head and eyelet assembled and prior to the attachment of the die or shell.

The patented button before referred to consists of a head, stem, and cap, said stem passing through a central perforation in the button-head and having its inserted end bent or 4 flanged over in the form of a lip, between which and the button-head is secured the lower edge of the cap. The assembling of these parts necessitates the formation of the holding or retaining lip on the end of the stem and' subsequently by adistinct and separate operation the locking of the lower edge of the cap below said lip, these several operations materially adding to the cost of the button.

In my improved button I avoid one of these operations by employing a closed eyelet, the 5 closed end thereof being inserted into the hub of the.button and the forming die or shell placed over the same. A single operation forces the shell or die downwardly, carrying with it the closed end of the eyelet, the lower edge of the die being bent, curled, swaged, or upset against the bottom of the button and slightly forcing inwardly the sides of the eyelet, thereby securely holding and retaining the severalparts in their proper relative positions, and forming a cavity or chamber with a restricted neck for the reception of the curled or upset end of the tack or fastener.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a button-head provided with a depressed cen- 5 ter or hub B, said hub being formed with a central opening for the passage of the eyelet C, the upper end 0 of which is closed and the lower end 0 enlarged, forming the shoulder 0 said closed eyelet C being made of com- 7 paratively thin metal.

Should it be desired to have the buttonhead fit tightly and rigidly upon the eyelet, the opening in said hub will be of a size to snugly and tightly receive the restricted end of said eyelet, the lower end of the hub fitting tightly against the shoulder 0 If, however, it is desired to allow the head to rock or tilt on said eyelet, the opening in the hub will be of slightly-larger diameter than the eyelet, the head being allowed a slight vertical play thereon after the parts have been assembled, and as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The die or shell D is made of comparatively heavy metal and is in all material respects 5 similar to that shown in Letters Patent No. 635,706, granted to me October 24:, 1899. Being made from asquare blank, the shell or die has a serrated edge, the corners of the blank forming the points cl. In assembling 9 the parts the closed end of the eyelet is inserted in the hub B and thesh'ell or die D placed over the same. Bya single operation the die D is forced downwardly, upsetting, swaging, curling, or bending the points (Z of the die against the hub B, as illustrated in Fig. 2,

these points (7, four in number, indenting the restricted end of the closed eyelet, and thereby holding the several parts in their proper relative positions, the indentations forming a restricted neck for the cavity or chamber E for the reception of the curled or upset end or the fastening tack or rivet T, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. By thus constructing and arranging the several parts it will be understood that but one operation is necessary to secure said parts in position. Furthermore, the die or shell acts as a reinforce for the closed end of the eyelet to prevent the puncture or marring of the closed end of the eyelet during the swaging or upsetting of the tack or fastener therein.

Having fully described my invention, what I. claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A button consisting of a button-head formed with a hub or depressed center, a closed eyelet projecting into said hub and having a die or shell fitting over said closed end and having its lower edge curled or upset, whereby the several parts are locked together, substantially as described.

2. In a button of the character described,

the combination with a button-head formed with a hub or depressed center, of a closed eyelet, the upper portion of which is restricted and passed through said depressed center, and a die or shell fitting over said closed end of the eyelet and having its lower edge curled or upset against said depressed center, whereby the metal of the eyelet is forced inwardly forming a restricted neck, substantially as described.

3. In a button of the character described, the combination with a button-head formed with a depressed center, of a closed eyelet, the upper end of which is restricted and fitted loosely in said depressed center, and a die or shell having its lower edge serrated, the points of which are upset or curled, whereby the metal "forming the restricted portion of the eyelet is indented forming a lock and restricted neck, substantially as described.

Signed at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, this 6th day of February, A. D. 190%.

FRANKLIN R. W'HITE. l/Vitn esses:

ELLA A. CHANDLER, W'ALLAOE H. CAMP. 

